As a follow-up to my previous post on the topic, here is a piece on The Weekly Standard.  The conclusion seems to be that although the WWII generation was great at fighting wars, they were absolutely horrific parents:

There really was greatness in the "greatest generation." It fought and won World War II, then came home to achieve widespread prosperity and overcome segregation while seeing the Cold War through to a successful conclusion. But the greatest generation had one flaw, its greatest flaw, you might say: It begat the baby boomers.

The most prominent of the boomers spent their youth scorning those of their compatriots who fought communism, while moralizing and posturing at no cost to themselves. They went on to enjoy the benefits of their parents' labors, sacrificed little, and produced nothing particularly notable. But the boomers were unparalleled when it came to self-glorification, a talent they began developing as teenagers and have continued to improve up to this day.

What I find interesting here is exactly how long The Greatest Generation's influence is given.  Not only did they survive the Great Depression (which they caused), but they also won WWII, then went on to wage war for Civil Rights, and fight and win the Cold War, and all sorts of other untold success that are too numerous to list.  Never mind that their kids were protesting for Civil Rights at the same time, and that their kids were the ones fighting in Vietnam, and their kids were manning submarines, flying B-52s and manning missile silos during the 70's and 80's when the Cold War was seriously hot.  No... we can give credit to The Greatest Generation^TM for all that too.

The only legacy left for the baby boomers apparently is that they're all snot nosed brats.  I'd say based on this that the other fatal flaw of The Greatest Generation^TM, besides their supposed poor parenting skills, is pure arrogance.  Once again, my point is not to malign their accomplishments, but simply to point out that it is foolish to compare them with the accomplishments of so many generations stretching back two centuries.  Via Instapundit.